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Re: Disk Cleaning Tools
From: Michael Holstein <michael.holstein () csuohio edu>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:00:22 -0400
> I am looking at software for securely erasing information on disks. > Other than stuff like Eraser and Cleanup what other tools have people > found useful/reliable. http://dban.sourceforge.netsmall linux distro on floppy, will do multiple-pass overwrites (selectable number, default of 3). Good enough for 'most' uses, but dosen't deal with OOB readability or bad sectors. Will also leave ATA control tracks in place so disk is reusable.
If you want to *really* erase it, you need a degausser. This will render the drive useless on the secondary market because it erases the control tracks.
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